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Category Work Time: 708 Hours
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 12-27-2016
5.00
Aft floor installation completed.

 12-24-2016
1.00
Began installation of aileron control rod cuffs.

 12-08-2016
1.00
Installed baggage compartment side pnels.

 11-24-2016
2.00
Cabin heat installation completed.

 11-01-2016
2.00
Tapped te wing tie down attach holes.

 10-31-2016
2.00
Installed the rear inspection plates. Secured the
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 10-26-2016
2.00
Sanded and reshot the clear on the baggae compartm
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 10-25-2016
2.00
Sanded and clear coated the aft baggae compartment
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 10-24-2016
1.00
Istalled underwing fwd access covers.

 10-23-2016
1.00
Installed smoke tank bracket nut plates.
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 09-07-2016
4.00
Left and center floors installed. Continued worki

 09-05-2016
2.00
Installed the smoke tank hold down nutplates on th

 07-08-2016
3.00
Did the same to the left track and sill.

 07-06-2016
2.00
Covers were riveted in place.

 07-05-2016
4.00
Fitted the right cover. However, fitting was a pr
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 07-04-2016
1.00
Fitted the 704K center post covers and covred with

 05-31-2016
2.00
Sanded and filled remaining parts and took them to

 05-30-2016
4.00
Filled and sanded other fiberglass parts except th

 05-28-2016
4.00
Filled and sanded lower cowl

 05-26-2016
2.00
Finished filling and sanding upper cowl and tail f

 05-24-2016
2.00
Filled and sanded upper cowl and tail fairings usi

 05-23-2016
1.00
Filled and sanded upper cowl using razor blades

 05-21-2016
3.00
Filled and sanded upper cowl using razor blades

 05-19-2016
3.00
Filled and sanded upper cowl using razor blades

 05-18-2016
3.00
Filled and sanded upper cowl

 05-17-2016
4.00
Filled and sanded upper cowl

 05-16-2016
4.00
Filled and sanded upper cowl

 05-15-2016
3.00
Filled and sanded fiberglass parts

 05-13-2016
2.00
Filled and sanded fiberglass parts

 05-11-2016
4.00
Filled and sanded fiberglass parts

 05-10-2016
6.00
Filled and sanded fiberglass parts

 05-04-2016
2.00
Began filling the canopy skirt and continued the s

 04-04-2016
2.00
Sanded the interior of the cowl halves and applied
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 04-02-2016
3.00
3 coats of UV prime on the outside of the U & L co

 04-01-2016
2.00
Finished 3 coats of UV prime on the interior of th

 03-31-2016
1.00
UV primed, one coat on the outside of the upper co

 01-16-2016
2.00
Cut cowl lips Sanded the snorkel & one wheel pant.

 09-25-2015
2.00
Superfilled Lower Cowl and gear parts.
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 05-20-2015
3.00
Ddrilled and trimmed lower empenage
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 05-19-2015
5.00
Continued cuttting the main gear fairings.
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 05-18-2015
3.00
Worked on lower empenage fairings.
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 05-15-2015
2.00
Began fitting lower empenage fairings.
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 05-14-2015
3.00
Sanded te superfil. Installed all nutplates.
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 05-13-2015
2.00
Removed the fairing and rough sanded
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 05-12-2015
3.00
Applied fiberglasss aand resin and
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 05-11-2015
2.00
Prepped empenage fairing for fiberglass and
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 05-09-2015
2.00
Ttrimmed all e-fairing edges. Drilled and
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 05-08-2015
2.00
More fairing work. Laid out grid lines for trimmin
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 05-07-2015
3.00
Con't e-fairing fitting. More heat, drilled
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 05-06-2015
2.00
Continueed e-fairing fit using thge heat gun.
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 05-05-2015
4.00
Continued e-fairing fit Drilled, tapped,
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 04-28-2015
3.00
Fit checked nose wheel fairing. Began
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 04-24-2015
4.00
Finally, air vent riveted and installed peer drawi

 04-23-2015
4.00
Air vent work, try number 3.

 04-22-2015
4.00
Same as day before pluuus began work on LC air ven
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 04-21-2015
3.00
More work on nostrils and ramps.
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 04-14-2015
1.00
Epoxied the nostril nutplates. Filled
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 04-13-2015
1.00
Epoxied thee ramps in place.

 04-10-2015
2.00
Superfilled cowls - nearly all areas.

 04-09-2015
2.00
Sanded areas that needed filling oon both cowls ha

 04-08-2015
2.00
Drilled openings for LC Skybolt camlocks.
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 04-07-2015
1.00
Oil door hinge side repair almost complete
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 04-06-2015
1.00
More oil door hinge side repairs.

 04-04-2015
1.00
More oil door hinge side repairs.

 04-03-2015
1.00
More oil door hine side repairs.

 04-01-2015
1.00
Made oil door hinge side repair work.

 03-31-2015
3.00
Sanded filled areas on U&L cowls.
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 03-30-2015
3.00
Filled UC cowl Rt side flange.
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 03-29-2015
1.00
Filled innn the LC trailing edge and oul door.
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 03-25-2015
3.00
Added 2 bids on LC inner nostril.
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 03-24-2015
2.00
C/S LC rivet holes Fitted backup strips on bottom
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 03-23-2015
1.00
Installed new lower cowl hinge and drilled rivet h

 03-21-2015
3.00
Fabbed shims for oil door hinge. Drilled the oil
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 03-20-2015
3.00
Sanded filled areas Fillled the nostril areas.
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 03-19-2015
2.00
Glassed nostrilss annf filled/covered the rivets a

 03-18-2015
1.00
ssandded recently filled areas.

 03-17-2015
1.00
Superfilled holess,glassed depressions
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 03-16-2015
2.00
Ttaped andd laid up glass for nostrils and sides..

 03-12-2015
3.00
Cut oil door opening in upper cowl. Trimmed and le

 03-11-2015
3.00
Added 2 more oooats of UV filler aand resandeed w/

 03-10-2015
2.00
More sanding and rolled on first coat of UV annd f

 03-09-2015
1.00
Saanded off the bulges on both sides of the lower

 03-05-2015
1.00
Continued cleanup of fuselage protectiion.

 03-03-2015
1.00
Minor w/s sanding. removed protective covering

 03-03-2015
1.00
Installed and drilled 2 holes/L over Rt cowl hiung

 03-02-2015
3.00
Retaped windshield and continued final sanding.
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 02-11-2015
1.00
Cut empenage fairing.and located all
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 02-05-2015
22.00
Covered aircraft in prep for fiberglass work.

 01-23-2015
2.00
Completed canopy handle/lattch system.

 01-21-2015
1.00
Cleaned canopy slider block hholes, cleaned and lu

 01-20-2015
2.00
Drilled the cabin frame & rollers for the attach s

 01-19-2015
2.00
Favricated to canopy handles and riveted them in p

 01-10-2015
1.00
Modified the -6 ss c/s washers for -8 screws.
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 12-06-2014
5.00
Trimmed, fit, finished aft edge.of w/s.

 12-05-2014
4.00
Installed w/s screws. Plastic covering installed
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 12-04-2014
1.00
Final fit for w/s.

 12-04-2014
3.00
Drilled w/s and rollbar to #30.
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 12-03-2014
4.00
Cont fitting the w.s Maybe the final fit.
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 12-02-2014
4.00
Continued fitting the windshield.
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 12-01-2014
3.00
Began fitting the windshield.
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 11-29-2014
2.00
Set the Skybolts on thee split line and trimmed
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 11-27-2014
2.00
Set the Skybolt fasteners on tthhe split line.
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 11-26-2014
3.00
Fabricated L & R rear flange split line gap filler
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 11-22-2014
2.00
Countersunk and riveted all right side lower cowl
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 11-21-2014
2.00
Completed the left sude access oanel. lKooks pre

 11-20-2014
3.00
Continued filing and fitting the left sude hole an
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 11-19-2014
2.00
Filled leffft hole, did a fit check, and continue
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 11-18-2014
2.00
Forgot at first, but I was able to dimple the scre
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 11-17-2014
2.00
Practiced coutersinking and dimpling on the thick
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 11-16-2014
1.00
The left access hole cutout was made and the edges

 11-15-2014
2.00
Drilled the access door flange, dimpled the flange
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 11-08-2014
2.00
Right access door and hole trimming is complete.

 11-07-2014
1.00
Continued filing and fitting the right access hole

 11-06-2014
2.00
After hours of contemplation I cut the right acces

 11-05-2014
1.00
Laid out cut lines for forward fuselage access por

 11-04-2014
2.00
Drilled Skyybolt flanges on left side of LC.

 10-25-2014
3.00
More cowl work. Prepared UC flanges for riveting

 10-24-2014
2.00
Began drilling Skybolt split line installation on

 10-22-2014
2.00
Adjusted the upper cowl by slightly enlarging the

 10-21-2014
3.00
Continued adjusting cowl to get the proper fit.
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 10-13-2014
3.00
Continued LC camlock installation

 10-12-2014
1.00
Completed riveting the UC Skybolt camlocks.
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 10-11-2014
4.00
Countersunk the cankock holes and rivited 1/2 of t

 10-09-2014
3.00
Riveted firewall & Skybolt flanges.

 10-07-2014
3.00
sanded fwd edges of U and L cowls.
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 10-05-2014
3.00
More Skybokt cowl work.. UC Skybolt flanges read

 09-17-2014
2.00
Continued adjusting the cowl.

 09-16-2014
2.00
Added 4 plies of BID to forward edge of LC.
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 09-15-2014
2.00
Continued adjusting cowl.

 09-14-2014
2.00
Trimmed aft edges of LC

 09-10-2014
3.00
Adjusted lower cowl and dropped cowl center cutout

 09-09-2014
1.00
Continued lower cowl work.

 09-06-2014
2.00
Made first cut on lower aft cowl

 09-01-2014
5.00
Continued cowl fitting Began work on aft cowl la

 08-31-2014
3.00
Match drilled flanges to firewall and made fit ad

 08-30-2014
6.00
Leveled upper cowl split line.
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 08-28-2014
3.00
Continued trimming and fitting the upper cowl.

 08-27-2014
3.00
Began trimming and fitting upper cowl

 08-26-2014
2.00
Completed riveting boot cowl with Cherry max rive

 08-24-2014
1.00
Laud out nose wheel slot in lower cowl

 08-23-2014
1.00
Continued rivetin boot cowl

 08-20-2014
5.00
Continued riveting boot cowl

 08-19-2014
3.00
Continued riveting boot cowl

 08-18-2014
3.00
Continued riveting boot cowl.

 08-16-2014
2.00
Riveted center rib of boot cowl.

 08-15-2014
3.00
Began installing fwd boot cowl.
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 08-09-2014
2.00
Installed braces under boot cowl

 07-10-2014
1.00
Removed Lower Cowl hinges which will be replaced

 05-27-2014
3.00
Completed vent installation and installed heater s

 03-01-2013
4.00
Dimpled forward skin and aircraft structure. Inst
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 02-28-2013
4.00
Match drilled the firewall holes. All holes are d
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 02-26-2013
3.00
Temp install all Clecos on Fwd Skin
       

 02-25-2013
2.00
Fit Check Fwd Skin. RIbs need encouragement to fit
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 02-24-2013
2.00
Final bending of the upper forward skin.
       

 02-23-2013
4.00
Continue fit checking upper forward fuselage skin

 02-22-2013
2.00
Continue fit checking upper forward fuselage skin

 02-20-2013
2.00
Continue fit checking upper forward fuselage skin

 02-09-2013
1.00
Began fitting the upper forward fuselage skin - fo

 02-08-2013
4.00
Began prepping for upper fuselage skin fit and dri
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 02-07-2013
1.00
Glued and riveted left NACA vent

 02-06-2013
1.00
Glued and riveted right NACA vent

 01-23-2013
1.00
Modified headset brackets to include a stereo mono

 01-22-2013
1.00
Painted headset mounting brackets.

 01-21-2013
2.00
Fabricated 2 headset mounting brackets

 01-20-2013
2.00
Contniued riveting the upper forward fuselage

 01-19-2013
5.00
Began riveting upper forward fuselage structure

 01-18-2013
2.00
Dimpled L & R NACA vent rivet holes

 01-15-2013
2.00
The foward fuselage structure was clecoed in place
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 01-14-2013
2.00
The forward rib attachment holes in the firewall

 01-09-2013
3.00
Yet more mounting nut plates were added.
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 01-08-2013
4.00
Continued adding nutplates to the forward fuselage
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 01-04-2013
1.00
Left forward rib nut plates installed for antenna

 01-03-2013
1.00
Right forward rib nut plates installed for MP asse
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 12-28-2012
1.00
Rudder pedal assembly final torque.
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 12-27-2012
3.00
Reinstalled rudder pedal assembly to most forward
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 08-12-2012
2.00
Began work on throttle quadrent control cable lock

 08-11-2012
1.00
Completed insulation installation.

 08-10-2012
2.00
Continued insulation installation.

 08-09-2012
3.00
Continued insulation installation.

 08-08-2012
1.00
Began installing firewall insulation.

 07-16-2011
5.00
Firewall work
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 07-15-2011
2.00
Cabin heat pickup
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 05-20-2011
3.00
Completed placing anchor points on the firwall and

 03-24-2011
2.00
Clecoed forward floor to the underlying ribss.
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 03-13-2011
4.00
Completed painting aft fuselage interior parts.
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 03-12-2011
4.00
Aft, forward skin, F-6111, and other misc. parts.
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 03-11-2011
2.00
Forward, aft fuselage skin work.
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 03-10-2011
4.00
Aft, Forward Fuselage work continues.
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 03-09-2011
2.00
Aft, forward upper fuselage structure.
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 03-08-2011
1.00
Deburred forward aft fuselage structure.

 03-07-2011
2.00
Completed left fuel tank attach bracket fabricatio
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 03-06-2011
1.00
Continued right fuel tank attach bracket installat

 03-05-2011
4.00
Continued fuel tank attach bracket installation an

 03-04-2011
2.00
Continued fuel tank attach bracket fabrication.

 03-02-2011
2.00
Began fabricating fuel tank attach brackets.

 01-31-2011
1.00
Worked on the aft fuselage skin, reenforcement rib
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 01-29-2011
1.00
Began fitting the aft fuselage top skin.

 08-13-2010
3.00
Fabricated upper cowling pattern for skybolt faste

 07-14-2010
3.00
Trial fit the upper fuselage and studied various o

 07-13-2010
3.00
Continued upper fuselage work

 07-12-2010
2.00
Coontinued upper fuselage work.

 07-10-2010
3.00
Coiontinued upper fuselage work.

 07-09-2010
4.00
Continued upper fuselage work.

 07-08-2010
1.00
Continued bracket work.

 07-07-2010
3.00
Continued bracket fabrication

 07-06-2010
5.00
Continued fabricating and began drilling upper fus
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 07-03-2010
4.00
Continued fabricating upper fuselage assembly brac

 06-17-2010
1.00
Removed and replaced all brake line fittings with

 05-24-2010
5.00
Installed engine mount & rudder pedal bracket
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 05-22-2010
3.00
Completed the hinge installation

 05-21-2010
5.00
Nearing completion of the piano hinge installation
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 05-20-2010
2.00
Continued piano honge work including making the re

 05-19-2010
3.00
Continued lower cowl piano hinge installation

 05-14-2010
1.00
Epoxied the 2 NACA vents in the forward fuselage

 05-13-2010
4.00
an fabrication of lower cowl piano hinges

 05-12-2010
2.00
Completed nutplate installation on baggage compart

 05-11-2010
3.00
Installed baggage compartment floor nutplates

 03-21-2010
2.00
Continued fabricating center console cover

 03-20-2010
4.00
Began Fabricating center console cover

 03-19-2010
4.00
Primed seat back parts
     

 03-18-2010
2.00
Match drilled seat back parts to fuselage

 03-17-2010
2.00
Created center console cardboard mockup

 03-16-2010
2.00
Continued fabricating parts

 03-15-2010
4.00
Continued seat back work

 03-14-2010
2.00
Continued fabricating seat back parts

 03-13-2010
4.00
Added lightening holes to the seat back plates

 03-12-2010
3.00
Began fabricating seat back parts

 03-11-2010
2.00
Completed priming center console

 03-10-2010
3.00
Continued center console painting

 03-09-2010
2.00
Center console painting continues

 03-05-2010
4.00
Began painting center console parts

 03-04-2010
1.00
Completed, painted battery box - installed recess
     

 03-03-2010
2.00
Continued work on battery box

 03-02-2010
2.00
Continued work on battery box fabrication

 03-01-2010
4.00
Completed the eyeball pass thrus and began work on
     

 02-27-2010
3.00
Firewall - Cabin Heat Valve
     

 02-26-2010
2.00
Fuel System Tubing Fabrication

 02-26-2010
2.00
Firewall - 3 Eyeball fittings installed in the fir
       

 02-25-2010
2.00
Firewall - Hole drilling

 02-24-2010
2.00
Firewall - Hole drilling
     

 02-23-2010
2.00
Firewall - Hole drilling
       

 02-22-2010
2.00
Fuel System Fabrication
     

 02-20-2010
4.00
Fuel System Fabrication

 02-19-2010
4.00
Fuel System Fabrication

 02-18-2010
4.00
Fuel System Fabrication

 02-17-2010
2.00
Fuel System Fabrication

 02-13-2010
2.00
Installed aft fuselage stiffener
       

 02-09-2010
4.00
Fuel system fabrication
     

 02-06-2010
2.00
Fuel System plumbing fabrication
     

 01-23-2010
4.00
Trimmed bracket , pre installed and drilled the se

 01-20-2010
1.00
Began electric aileron trim installation

 01-19-2010
3.00
Both steps are riveted in place and RTV seals it f
       

 01-18-2010
3.00
Left step fitted, drilled and primed

 01-17-2010
3.00
Right Step completed and primed and began work on
       

 01-17-2010
2.00
Left step openings completed and left step bending

 01-16-2010
2.00
Right step iis bent to conform and now drilled for
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 01-15-2010
2.00
Continued with step installation
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 01-14-2010
2.00
Continued Step Installation
       

 01-07-2010
3.00
Cut externsl and internal holes, trimmed ribs, fit

 01-06-2010
1.00
Began work on right step, removed baggage compartm

 11-21-2009
4.00
Completed fabrication of flap system components.

 11-20-2009
2.00
Primed flap control housing.

 11-17-2009
2.00
Prepped and primed flap system parts.
       

 11-14-2009
4.00
Continued fabrication of the flap system parts.
       

 11-13-2009
4.00
Began fabrication of flap motor components.
       

 11-03-2009
2.00
Installed control mount fittings and bolted the pi

 11-02-2009
2.00
Completed fabrication of bushings and reaming of c

 10-15-2009
5.00
Completed installation of crotch strap brackets.
       

 10-10-2009
1.00
Riveted control rod ends onti pitch ontrol rods
     

 10-10-2009
1.00
Began deburringedges of crotch seat belt retaining

 10-09-2009
2.00
Prepped and primed interior of control rods.
       

 10-08-2009
2.00
Prepared hole patternand drilled rivet holes for p

 09-11-2009
3.00
Completed rudder pedal assembly.
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 09-07-2009
1.00
Installed rudder cables
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 09-06-2009
1.00
Inserted bushings & adehereed the static ports wit
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 09-04-2009
2.00
Continued working the pedals
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 09-03-2009
2.00
Began work on the rudder/brake pedals
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 08-29-2009
3.00
Began buildup of rudder pedal assembly
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 08-25-2009
4.00
Powder coated rudder pedals
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 08-24-2009
2.00
Drilled center rudder pedal assembly bearing
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